revival of The Geisha at Daly's, which was followed by a provincial tour. The Geisha was succeeded at Daly's in 1932 by a revival of San Toy, in which he played Yen How. In 1933, he played in a non-musical comedy, Mother of Pearl, by A. P. Herbert, in a cast including Rex Harrison, and Richard Murdoch. The Geisha was revived again in 1934. The Times wrote, "Mr. Leo Sheffield plays the Marquis Imari with an easy mastery." Sheffield also appeared in a number of films, beginning in 1928 with The Valley of Ghosts, followed by Lord Richard in the Pantry (1930); Compromising Daphne (1930); Rodney Steps In (1931); High Society (1932); Falling for You (1933); and others. On stage in 1935, he appeared in a musical farce, Twenty to One. For the Christmas season of 1936, he appeared in the pantomime Aladdin with Stanley Holloway. In 1938, he toured as Captain Hook in Peter Pan, with Anna Neagle in the title role, and reprised the part the following year with Jean Forbes-Robertson as Peter. His last role in London was Popoff in The Chocolate Soldier in 1940, which also toured the provinces. He later toured in The Beggar's Opera in 1941 and served with Entertainments National Service Association in 1942. Now 70 years old, he toured in The Chocolate Soldier and Blossom Time in 1943. In 1944, Sheffield played Sir Lester Dedlock in a serialisation of Bleak House for BBC radio, and in 1945 he toured in Naughty Marietta, with Derek Oldham, The Gypsy Baron, and The Melody of Love. In 1947, he appeared as himself and as Pooh-Bah in the original radio biography, Gilbert and Sullivan, written by Leslie Baily. He died suddenly in Kingsbury, London, in 1951, aged 77. Recordings With the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Sheffield recorded Sir Despard (1924), King Hildebrand (1925), Pooh-Bah (1927), Don Alhambra (1927), the Learned Judge (1928), the Sergeant of Police (1929) and Wilfred Shadbolt (1929). He participated in a 1926 BBC radio broadcast of The Mikado, and as Pooh-Bah in a four-minute promotional silent film made to publicise the new production of The Mikado. A 1924 photograph of Sheffield and D'Oyly Carte colleagues with the huge recording horn used in the acoustic recording process can be seen here. Later, Sheffield made recordings of comic songs with Cicely Courtneidge. References Sources External links Profile of Sheffield 1873 births 1951 deaths English